Saturday's snowstorm and subsequent power outages has postponed the remaining three CIAC cross country state meets on Monday and forced some of the Southern Connecticut Conference tournaments to be reshuffled.
The girls Class SS and S and the boys class SS meets at Wickham Park in Manchester have been postponed for a second time. The CIAC has not announced a makeup date and won't do so until Tuesday. Friday's State Open races at Wickham could also be in jeopardy because of the amount of snow the northern portion of the state received.
In the SCC, the girls' soccer quarterfinal matchups, No. 6 West Haven at No. 3 Amity and No. 7 Mercy at No. 2 Shelton, have already been moved from Monday to Tuesday at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m, respectively. The tournament semifinals are now Thursday at the site of the higher seed and the final is now Saturday at East Haven at 12:30 p.m.
The resumption of the SCC boys' soccer quarterfinal between No. 5 Career/Hillhouse and No. 4 Notre Dame-West Haven is still Monday at 3:45 p.m. at Veterans Stadium in West Haven. The game is tied at 1-1 with 29 minutes left. No. 6 Hamden at No. 3 Guilford is also on as scheduled at 3:45 p.m. Monday.
The semifinals have already been moved to Thursday and the final is at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at East Haven.
Monday's girls' volleyball play-in game between No. 10 Amity and No. 7 Mercy is now Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Middletown. The winner plays at No. 2 Guilford on Wednesday at 5 p.m. The other three quarterfinals will still be held Tuesday and the semifinals and finals remain Thursday (site of higher seed) and Saturday (North Haven) as scheduled.
SCC commissioner Al Carbone said the schools can decide to move semifinal-round games to Wednesday if need be, but semis for all sports must be completed by Thursday and the finals will remain on Saturday.
Here is the complete SCC schedule:

GIRLS SOCCER
Quarterfinals
Saturday
No. 1 Sacred Heart Academy 3, No. 8 North Haven 0
No. 5 Cheshire 1, No. 4 Guilford 0
Tuesday
No. 7 Mercy at No. 2 Shelton, 6 p.m.
No. 6 West Haven at No. 3 Amity, 3 p.m.
Semifinals
Thursday
No. 5 Cheshire at No. 1 Sacred Heart Academy, 3 p.m.
Shelton/Mercy winner vs. Amity/West Haven winner - time TBA
Championship Game
Saturday
at East Haven High, 12:30 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Quarterfinals
Saturday
No. 1 Cheshire 1, No. 8 Hand 0 (2 OT)
No. 5 Career/Hillhouse at No. 4 Notre Dame - Suspended, tied 1-1 (29:08 left in 2nd half) - will resume Monday, 3:45 p.m.
No. 2 Fairfield Prep 2, No. 7 Shelton 0
Monday
No. 6 Hamden at No. 3 Guilford, time TBA
Semifinals
Thursday
Guilford/Hamden at Fairfield Prep - 3:45 p.m.
Hand/Cheshire winner vs. Career/Notre Dame winner - time TBA
Championship Game
Saturday
at East Haven High, 10:30 a.m.
GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL
Play-in round
Saturday’s results
No. 8 North Haven 3, No. 9 Foran 0
Tuesday
No. 10 Amity at No. 7 Mercy, 3 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Tuesday
No. 8 North Haven at No. 1 Cheshire, 6 p.m.
No. 6 Sacred Heart Academy at No. 3 Shelton, 6:30 p.m.
No. 5 Sheehan at No. 4 Branford, 6 p.m.
Wednesday
No. 10 Amity/No. 7 Mercy winner at No. 2 Guilford, 5 p.m.
Semifinals
Thursday
at higher seeds, TBA
Championship
Saturday
at North Haven, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Quarterfinals
Tuesday
No. 8 North Haven at No. 1 Cheshire, 3:45 p.m.
No. 7 Sheehan at No. 2 Guilford, 3:45 p.m.
No. 6 Mercy at No. 3 Hand, 6 p.m.
No. 5 Hamden at No. 4 Branford, 3:45 p.m.
Semifinals
Thursday
at Guilford, 4, 6 p.m.
Championship
Saturday
at Guilford, 2:30 p.m.

Saturday's snowstorm has postponed Monday's girls class S, boys class SS and girls class SS cross country championships at Wickham Park in Manchester.

The CIAC has not announced a makeup date and won't do so until Tuesday. Friday's State Open races at Wickham could also be in jeopardy because of the amount of snow the northern portion of the state received.

By Ray Curren
Elm City Sports Columnist

It’s never too early to look at the CIAC playoff race. Well, it can be too early, but as snow covers the ground and we head into November, the time has come to investigate who has a good shot to get in, and who might be in big trouble.

The number of playoff spots that the Southern Connecticut Conference receives on a yearly basis has been a big point of contention since the conference split into its current two-division format (Yeah, there’s officially four divisions, but can you name who is in what division? Didn’t think so. Although apparently Hand can).

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Mother Nature got the best of most of the SCC tournament soccer games that were attempted to be played on Saturday.
The full schedule is below. The finals have been moved from Wednesday to Thursday at East Haven High.

GIRLS SOCCER
Quarterfinals
Saturday
No. 1 Sacred Heart Academy 3, No. 8 North Haven 0
No. 5 Cheshire 1, No. 4 Guilford 0
Monday
No. 7 Mercy at No. 2 Shelton, 6 p.m.
No. 6 West Haven at No. 3 Amity, 3 p.m.
Semifinals
Tuesday
No. 5 Cheshire at No. 1 Sacred Heart Academy, 3 p.m.
Shelton/Mercy winner vs. Amity/West Haven winner - time TBA
Championship Game
Thursday
at East Haven High, 7 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Quarterfinals
Saturday
No. 1 Cheshire 1, No. 8 Hand 0 (2 OT)
No. 5 Career/Hillhouse at No. 4 Notre Dame - Suspended, tied 1-1 (29:08 left in 2nd half) - will resume Monday, 3:45 p.m.
No. 2 Fairfield Prep 2, No. 7 Shelton 0
Monday
No. 6 Hamden at No. 3 Guilford, time TBA
Semifinals
Tuesday
Guilford/Hamden at Fairfield Prep - 3:45 p.m.
Hand/Cheshire winner vs. Career/Notre Dame winner - time TBA
Championship Game
Thursday
at East Haven High, 7 p.m.

Due to Saturday's impending snowstorm, some of Saturday's quarterfinals have been moved up to get the games in:

Quarterfinals - Saturday
Boys
No. 8 Hand at No. 1 Cheshire, 2 p.m.
No. 5 Career/Hillhouse at No. 4 Notre Dame-West Haven, 11:30 a.m.
No. 7 Shelton at No. 2 Fairfield Prep, 9 a.m.
No. 6 Hamden at No. 3 Guilford (Bittner Park), 1 p.m.
Girls
No. 8 North Haven at No. 1 Sacred Heart Academy - 11 a.m.
No. 5 Cheshire at No. 4 Guilford - 10:30 a.m.
No. 7 Mercy at No. 2 Shelton - 6:30 p.m.
No. 6 West Haven at No. 3 Amity - 2:30 p.m.

The cross country meets are still on for Saturday at Wickham Park. A final decision will be made later this evening.

The start times of the races have been adjusted to achieve an earlier finish.
Boys
M Division - 9 a.m.
MM Division - 10:05 a.m.
L Division - 11:10 a.m.
LL Division - 12:15 p.m.
S Division - 1:25 p.m.
SS Division - 2:30 p.m.
Girls
M Division - 9:30 a.m.
MM Division - 10:35 a.m.
L Division - 11:40 a.m.
LL Division - 12:50 p.m.
S Division - 1:55 p.m.
SS Division - 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER
Non-league
O’Brien Tech at Derby, ppd. to Saturday, 1 p.m.
Lyman Hall at Platt Tech, ppd. to Friday, 4 p.m.
Shoreline
Old Lyme at Westbrook, ppd. to Friday, 3:30 p.m.
Portland at Old Saybrook, ppd. TBA
Coginchaug at Cromwell, ppd. to Monday, 5 p.m.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
Non-league
Law at Wolcott Tech, ppd. to Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.
Shoreline
Valley Regional at North Branford, ppd. to Saturday, 1 p.m.
SCC
Sheehan at West Haven, ppd. to Friday, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Shoreline
Westbrook at North Branford, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
SCC
Sheehan at Lyman Hall, ppd. to Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Hamden at Mercy, ppd. to Saturday, 9:30 a.m.
Branford at Hand, ppd. to Friday, 7 p.m.
Non-league
East Lyme at Morgan, ppd. to Friday, 3:45 p.m.
North Haven at Shepaug Valley, ppd. to Monday, 4 p.m.

The times are set for Saturday's SCC tournament boys' soccer quarterfinals:

No. 8 Hand at No. 1 Cheshire, 2 p.m.
No. 5 Career/Hillhouse at No. 4 Notre Dame-West Haven, 11:30 a.m.
No. 7 Shelton at No. 2 Fairfield Prep, 2 p.m.
No. 6 Hamden at No. 3 Guilford (Bittner Park), 6 p.m.

By Mike Madera
Elm City Sports Writer

NORTH HAVEN — Wednesday night’s girls’ volleyball contest between North Haven and Amity featured two teams coming from completely different directions.

Amity entered having lost seven of its last 11 matches after a quick start to the season while the Indians had won five in a row following a slow start.

The beauty of sports is records can be thrown out the window with the final outcomes decided on the playing surface.

Such was the case at North Haven High where Amity defeated the Indians 3-2 after squandering a 2-0 lead.

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Wednesday's games are complete and now, the SCC tournament pairings are set for boys soccer for Saturday's quarterfinals. Times will be announced later today:

No. 8 Hand at No. 1 Cheshire
No. 5 Career/Hillhouse at No. 4 Notre Dame-West Haven
No. 7 Shelton at No. 2 Fairfield Prep
No. 6 Hamden at No. 3 Guilford

The semifinals are Monday at the higher seed and the final is next Wednesday at East Haven High at 5 p.m.

As first reported right here, the pairings are set for the SCC girls' soccer tournament. The schedule is below:

Quarterfinals - Saturday, October 29 @Higher Seeds
No. 8 North Haven at No. 1 Sacred Heart Academy - 11 a.m.
No. 5 Cheshire at No. 4 Guilford - 3 p.m.
No. 7 Mercy at No. 2 Shelton - 6:30 p.m.
No. 6 West Haven at No. 3 Amity - 2:30 p.m.
Semifinals - Monday, October 31 @Higher Seeds - times TBA
Championship Game - Wednesday, November 2 @East Haven HS - 7 p.m.

The boys' pairings will be finalized on Thursday.

All game results for Monday are in. These pairings will be made official Tuesday, but this is how we see it.

1) Sacred Heart Academy
2) Shelton
3) Amity
4) Guilford
5) Cheshire
6) West Haven
7) Mercy
8) North Haven

Saturday's quarterfinals will be:
North Haven at Sacred Heart Academy
Mercy at Shelton
West Haven at Amity
Cheshire at Guilford


In the boys tournament, the top four seeds, and therefore hosting quarterfinals on Saturday, are:
1) Cheshire
2) Guilford
3) Fairfield Prep
4) Notre Dame-West Haven
Shelton and Hamden are either 5-6 or 6-5 seeding. Career/Hillhouse gets in with a win over Law on Wednesday. The last spot is still to be determined.

Hamden broke it's 17-game losing streak with Friday night's 48-41 win over Branford. Click over to ctpostchronicle.com for the game story.

Sheehan quarterback Billy Gannon ran for 271 yards and threw for 133 yards to lead the Titans to a 49-22 win over Foran. Click here for the game story.

Click over to ctbulletin.com for West Haven's wild 46-42 win over Cheshire.

By Ray Curren
Elm City Sports Columnist

You want me to pick Masuk or Xavier, don’t you? It has to be one or the other. You figure as the Southern Connecticut Conference guy, I’ll pick Xavier in a heartbeat.

Well, my choice might surprise you a little bit.

I don’t really care. And neither should you.

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By Mike Madera
Elm City Sports Writer

WEST HAVEN — With all the momentum shifted to Cheshire’s side and the West Haven defense lacking a big play all night long, Kyle Fields decided to do something about it.

Fields’ hit on Cheshire quarterback Michael John Ecke forced an incomplete pass on the last play of the game to preserve a 46-42 West Haven victory at Ken Strong Stadium Friday night.

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For the first time in nearly 30 years the host Amity girls' swim team defeated Cheshire 113.5-72.5 on Thursday and did it in dominating fashion.
The Spartans won 10 of 12 events and improved to 10-0 for the season. Cheshire fell to 8-2.
Reigning Register All-Area girls' swimming MVP Dana Grindall had a pair of win in the 200 individual medley (2:10.23) and 100 butterfly (57.22). Anna Lu also had a pair of wins for the Spartans in the 200 freestyle (1:58.49) and the 500 freestyle (5:18.44) as did Dana Chung in the 50 freestyle (25.93) and the 100 freestyle (55.89).
The Spartans also swept the top three diving spots. Amanda Craig (220.10 points) was first followed by Carly Young (188.90) and Gabrielle Syrop (186.20).
Cheshire's two wins came late in the meet with Sara Barlok winning the 100 backstroke (1:02.58) and Taylor Deubel winning the 100 breaststroke (1:11.32).
The Spartans' final meet of the season is on Tuesday against Shelton at the Shelton Community Pool at 3:30 p.m.

Fairfield Prep is the only boys' soccer team in the Southern Connecticut Conference to have won a division title, clinching the SCC Quinnipiac.
Three are up for grabs Saturday. The Guilford-Hand winner claims the Hammonasset. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Surf Club in Madison.
Shelton could only manage a scoreless tie with Amity Thursday night, failing to clinch the Housatonic. That means Cheshire can earn a share of the title with a win over Shelton at home on Saturday. Shelton can still clinch with a win or tie. Game time is 11:30 a.m.
And if North Haven beats Branford tonight (6:30 in Branford) and East Haven Saturday (5:30 at North Haven), it clinches the SCC Oronoque. If it slips up, there could be a four-way tie for the division with North Haven, Branford, Wilbur Cross and Career/Hillhouse.

In girls' soccer, Sacred Heart Academy has clinched the Quinnipiac, North Haven has won the Oronoque and Guilford has won the Hammonasset.
That leaves the Housatonic and Saturday's big game between Cheshire and Shelton at Shelton at 6 p.m. Cheshire won at Amity Thursday to stay alive in its defense of the title. Saturday's winner is the division champion.

Here is the abbreviated list:

BOYS’ SOCCER
SCC
Foran at Law, ppd. to Thursday, 7 p.m.
Preps
Rye at Hopkins, ppd., TBA
GIRLS’ SOCCER
Non-league
New Fairfield at Derby, ppd. to Saturday, 10 a.m.
Preps
Convent of the Sacred Heart at Hopkins, ppd. to Thursday, 4:15 p.m.
NVL
Naugatuck at Seymour, ppd. to Thursday, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Non-league
Old Saybrook at Norwich Free Academy,ppd.to Nov. 2, 3:30 p.m.
SCC
Sheehan at Lyman Hall, ppd. to Oct. 27, 3:45 p.m.
Hamden at Mercy, ppd. to Oct. 27, 3:45 p.m.
Shoreline
Morgan at North Branford, ppd. to Tuesday, time TBA
Preps
King at Hamden Hall, ppd. to Nov. 2, 3:30 p.m.

Sacred Heart Academy could be just hours away from clinching its first SCC Quinnipiac Division title in school history. The Pacers can do so by winning, or tying, Hamden, the defending champion, at home at 3:45 p.m.

North Haven wrapped up the SCC Oronoque last night. Guilord can clinch the SCC Hammonasset outright with a win or tie against Foran tonight. That leaves the SCC Housatonic with Amity, Shelton and Cheshire all still in the hunt.

The Seymour girl’s swim team will host their first annual "Swim for Hope" meet with St. Joseph-Trumbull at 4 p.m. Tuesday. All proceeds will be donated to the Seymour Pink Foundation, which raises funds for breast cancer awareness. Both teams will be wearing special pink swim caps and tatoos. The Seymour swimmers will be also wearing swim shirts that state "Keep the Breast in the Stroke."
Anyone who attends is asked to donate any of the following items the night of the meet to help raise money: water bottles, small gatorade bottles, individual bags of chips, granola bars, snacks or candy.

For more on the teams getting ready to clinch bids to the SCC tournament, check out the story here, which includes how improved the Whitney Tech boys are.

The Wilbur Cross have won four straight heading into this week. For a video on their captains, check this out!

By Ray Curren
Elm City Sports Columnist

March 3, 2008 started out, and nearly ended, as any other day in the Amity High School community. The hockey team was preparing for a state tournament game with Enfield, and the basketball squad was getting ready for Windsor.

But after completing a pickup basketball game at the Jewish Community Center on that Monday night, Amity football captain Sal Semmonella, along with friend Francesk Zafi were tragically killed in a one-car accident as they were getting off the Merritt Parkway.

More than three years have gone by and monuments on the Amity campus have been proposed and rejected by the school board, but Semmonella’s jersey is still proudly displayed in the Amity locker room as a reminder of a well-liked kid and another life cut too short.

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Sophomore Ervin Philips ran for 298 yards and scored six touchdowns to lead West Haven to an emotional 53-23 win over Sheehan. The Westies played the game without head coach Ed McCarthy, who was recently in the hospital for a minor procedure.

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Here is the complete list:

FOOTBALL
CCC INTER
Fermi at Farmington, ppd. to Saturday, 2 p.m.
New Britain at Newington, ppd. to Saturday, 7 p.m.
Platt at Weaver, ppd. to Saturday, noon
Tolland at Bloomfield, ppd. to Saturday, 2 p.m.
Wethersfield at Bristol Central, ppd. to Saturday, 2 p.m.
CSC
Cheney Tech at Putnam/Tourtellotte/Ellis Tech, ppd. to Saturday, 1 p.m.
ECC MEDIUM
Plainfield at Windham, ppd. to Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Waterford at Bacon Academy, ppd.to Saturday, 2 p.m.
ECC interdivision
Stonington at Ledyard, ppd. to Saturday, 1 p.m.
PEQUOT SASSACUS
East Hampton/Vinal Tech at Coginchaug, ppd. to Saturday, 2 p.m.
Lewis Mills at Haddam-Killingworth, ppd. to Saturday, 3:30 p.m.
PEQUOT UNCAS
Ellington/Somers at Stafford/East Windsor, ppd. to Saturday, 6:30 p.m.
SCC DIVISION I EAST
Notre Dame-West Haven at Hand, ppd. to Saturday, 5 p.m.
SWC interdivision
Notre Dame-Fairfield at Masuk, ppd. to Saturday, 7 p.m.
BOYS’ SOCCER
CSC
Classical Magnet at Platt Tech, ppd. to Tuesday, 4 p.m.
NVL
Derby at Kennedy (West Side Middle School), ppd. to Oct. 22, 3:30 p.m.
Woodland at Seymour, ppd. to Saturday, 2 p.m.
SCC
East Haven at North Haven,ppd. to Wednesday, 5 p.m.
Career/Hillhouse at Lyman Hall, ppd. to Saturday, 2 p.m.
Fairfield Prep at Hamden, ppd. to Saturday, 1 p.m.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
SCC
Cheshire at Amity, ppd. to Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Shelton at Sheehan, ppd. to Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Branford vs. Wilbur Cross/Hillhouse/Career at East Haven, 6:15 p.m.
North Haven at East Haven, ppd. to Monday, 6:15 p.m.
Mercy at Hamden, ppd. to Monday, 6 p.m.
Shoreline
East Hampton at Old Saybrook, ppd., TBA
Cromwell at North Branford, ppd. to Saturday, 6:30 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
SCC
Cheshire at Amity, ppd. to Monday, 3:45 p.m.
Hamden at Mercy, ppd. to Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.
Sheehan at North Haven, ppd. to Oct. 28, 3:45 p.m.
Shoreline
Morgan at Westbrook, ppd.to Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Haddam-Killingworth at North Branford, ppd., TBA

The Cheshire football team will try to snap its two-game losing streak on the road yet again this Friday.
With rain in the forecast over the next few days, Cheshire's home game has been pushed back. The Rams will play Wilbur Cross at Sheehan High Friday at 7 p.m.

Cheshire's next home game is Oct. 28 against Foran.

Proceeds from the admission to Saturday's Hand-Guilford girls' soccer game at Bittner Park in Guilford will benefit the KicksAgainstBreastCancer and other cancer-related organization(s) chosen by the Susan G. Kohmen for the Cure Foundation. Game time is 7 p.m.
There will be a breast cancer raffle and a collection taken up to help the benefit. The game will be played with pink select “Fight for the Cure” regulation balls. Ballgirls will be wearing special Pink Breast Cancer Awareness penneys and the Guilford players will wear ribbon-adorned shoelaces in support of the cure.

http://www.weather.com
Officials involved with the turf project at Cheshire High have confirmed a rumor that there is an outside chance the Rams football team could play its first game on the turf this Friday against Wilbur Cross at 7 p.m.
Playing on the turf this week all comes down to Mother Nature. Sheehan High was secured weeks ago to host the Cheshire “home” game with Wilbur Cross if it is necessary.
“Using the turf this Friday is totally weather dependant at this point,” said Bob Behrer, chairman of the Cheshire Turf Committee. “The crew from Georgia (construction company Shaw Sportexe of Kennesaw, Ga.) is installing on schedule but the issue of weather comes at the end game. Sand and rubber infill can not be done in the rain according to their foreman.”
Cheshire High athletic director Steve Trifone echoed Behrer’s remarks and said rain later this week could delay the final phase of installation.
The information on www.weather.com indicates a 70 percent of rain for Wednesday, 30 percent chance for rain in the morning on Thursday and 40 percent chance for rain early during the day on Friday.
Regarding another rumor, Trifone and Behrer shot down the notion that the installation of the new track surrounding the turf field will be delayed until the spring.
“I am not aware of the track installation being delayed until spring,” Trifone said. “The weather should be fine for the track installation this fall. Daytime temperature must be around 42 degrees and late October, early November should cooperate with those temps.”
Behrer said if the area has normal fall weather the track installation will start “the week of Oct. 17 and be finished in 2-3 weeks.
“Again, this phase is dependent on the weather,” Behrer said. “We’re talking temperatures of 42 degrees and rising in the morning with no moisture (rain) because of the bonding and coating that needs to take place.”

A huge game in girls' soccer this evening as Amity travels to Finn Stadium to take on Shelton at 7:30 p.m. The two teams tied earlier this season. The game could go a long way in determining the SCC Housatonic Division champion.

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Also tonight, defending Quinnipiac Division winner Hamden invades West Haven, also at 7:30 p.m. West Haven won at Hamden earlier this season.

By Ray Curren
Elm City Sports Columnist

Coaches spend hours and hours trying to analyze and think through game plans, but after his team was beaten fairly soundly last Thursday night by Hand in Meriden, Cheshire coach Mark Ecke pretty much summed up the success of the Tigers’ defense succinctly and simply.

“They ran to the football and tackled well,” Ecke said. “Our kids never had a second chance.”

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The Connecticut Chapter of United States Lacrosse, the governing body for lacrosse in the United States, announced that Frank Barron of Branford is one of eight people in Connecticut selected for induction into the Chapter’s Hall of Fame.
They will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a dinner at the Aqua Turf in Southington on Nov. 13 at 4 p.m.
Barron, the Connecticut liason to U.S. Lacrosse, is a long-time coach at both Hand High and Branford High.
Others selected were Howard Benedict, a former coach at New Canaan; Jeff Brameier, current coach at Darien; Patti Klecha-Porter, a women’s official and coach at Wesleyan University; David Leete, an official, CIAC boys lacrosse tournament director and former AD at Manchester; Culver Modisette, an official and founder of Connecticut Valley Lacrosse in Simsbury; Maureen O’Shea, a former girls coach at Convent of Sacred Heart in Greenwich; and Andy Towers, a New Canaan and Brown alumnus, high school and collegiate All-American and current head coach at Dartmouth.

Wickham Park Invitational
WHEN: Saturday, 1:15 p.m.
WHERE: Wickham Park, Manchester
DISTANCE: 5,000 Meters
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The boys’ championship race should be competitive with teams like Fairfield Prep, Darien, Simsbury and Xavier as the frontrunners. Jesuits senior Connor Rog will be the favorite to win the individual title. Naugatuck’s Muad Hrezi and Xavier’s Dave Pugliese should be his top challengers.
On the girls’ side, Thomaston and Glastonbury will battle for the team title in the championship race. Cheshire should be the area’s top finisher. Watch for Hand’s Sarah Cotton to win the championship race. Thomaston’s sophomore duo of Sabrina Olsen and Becky Perugini, along with Fitch’s Brandy LeClair should be among the top finishers.
— Chris Hunn

The Cheshire girls' swim team lost to Glastonbury 100-86 Thursday, snapping its national record of 281 straight victories in dual meets, dating back to 1986.

Head coach Ed Aston announced his retirement last week at season's end after 37 years ath the helm.

By Mike Madera
Elm City Sports Writer

MILFORD — When cross-town rivals Law and Foran meet in any sporting event, the atmosphere is usually buzzing. Throw in a good cause and a packed house and the event becomes electric.

Such was the case Wednesday night in Milford when the two volleyball teams met on a night dubbed “Dig Pink” in the fight against breast cancer. The intensity was high from the start and never let up as Foran defeated Law 3-1 at Jonathan Law.

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By Mike Madera
Elm City Sports Writer

WEST HAVEN — Despite completely different records, both the West Haven and Notre Dame boys’ soccer teams expected an intense battle Tuesday afternoon at Veterans Field and both teams delivered.

Ejike Okoro’s goal with 25 minutes, 34 seconds remaining in the second half turned out to be the lone goal of the contest as Notre Dame defeated the Westies 1-0.

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First place is on the line tonight in the SCC Housatonic Division tonight as the Shelton boys' team hosts Cheshire. The winner will be the only remaining unbeaten team in the division.
The same two teams battle in girls' action today at 3:45 in Cheshire. If Cheshire, the defending champ, beats Shelton, the reigning league and Class LL state champ, then Amity will be the only unbeaten in the Housy.
In the SCC Oronoque, the Career/Hillhouse-Wilbur Cross boys game has been moved to East Haven High tonight at 6 due to poor field conditions at East Shore Park. Cross is the only unbeaten team in the division.

Then you have the best rivalry in the league - Hand vs. Guilford, part I - at 7 tonight at Guilford High. Hand is the defending division and league champion.

Head on out to a game near you...

Elm City Sports columnist Ray Curren breaks down the Xavier-Cheshire showdown and what it means for the rest of the season. Read it here.